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Wisteria ''Wisteria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae (Leguminosae), that includes ten species of woody twining vines that are native to China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Southern Canada, the Eastern United States, and north o ...

'' field") is a Japanese surname. (In English conversation it is likely to be rendered as .) Notable people with the surname include: ; Families * The

Fujiwara clan was a powerful family of imperial regents in Japan, descending from the Nakatomi clan and, as legend held, through them their ancestral god Ame-no-Koyane. The Fujiwara prospered since the ancient times and dominated the imperial court until th ...

and its members **

Fujiwara no Kamatari Fujiwara no Kamatari (藤原鎌足, 614 – November 14, 669) was a Japanese statesman, courtier and aristocrat during the Asuka period (538–710).Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Tadahira" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1 ...

Fujiwara no Fuhito Fujiwara no Fuhito (藤原不比等: 659 – 13 September 720) was a powerful member of the Imperial Court in Kyoto, imperial court of Japan during the Asuka period, Asuka and Nara periods. Second son of Fujiwara no Kamatari (or, according ...

Fujiwara no Michinaga was a Japanese statesman. The Fujiwara clan's control over Japan and its politics reached its zenith under his leadership. Early life Michinaga was born in Kyōto, the son of Kaneiye. Kaneiye had become Regent in 986, holding the position unti ...

Northern Fujiwara The Northern Fujiwara (奥州藤原氏 ''Ōshū Fujiwara-shi'') were a Japanese noble family that ruled the Tōhoku region (the northeast of Honshū) of Japan during the 12th century as their own realm.

clan **

Fujiwara no Kiyohira was a samurai of mixed Japanese-Emishi parentage of the late Heian period (794–1185), who was the founder of the Hiraizumi or Northern Fujiwara dynasty that ruled Northern Japan from about 1100 to 1189. Biography Kiyohira was the son of Fuji ...

; Art and entertainment *

Fujiwara (owarai) FUJIWARA is a Japanese comedy duo ''( kombi)'' consisting of Toshifumi Fujimoto (藤本敏史) and Takayuki Haranishi (原西孝幸). They are from Osaka, but are currently primarily active in Tokyo and, like most other comedians originating the ...

, Japanese comedy duo (kombi) consisting of Toshifumi Fujimoto (藤本敏史) and Takayuki Haranishi (原西孝幸) *

Atsushi Fujiwara is a Japanese photographer. He is the co-founder of and the main contributor to the Japanese photo magazine ''Asphalt''. His work has been exhibited both in Japan and internationally. Life and career Fujiwara was born in Okayama City in 1963. Hi ...

(born 1963), Japanese photographer * Harry Fujiwara (Mr. Fuji) (1934 - 2016), Japanese-American wrestler *

Hiroshi Fujiwara (born 1964) is a Japanese musician, producer, and designer. Life Fujiwara was born in Ise, Mie. He moved to Tokyo at eighteen and became a standout in the Harajuku Japanese street fashion, street fashion scene. During a trip to New York City in ...

(born 1964), Japanese musician, trendsetter, producer, and designer *

Kamatari Fujiwara was a Japanese actor. Fujiwara worked regularly and extensively with Akira Kurosawa, and was known for both being adept at comic acting, as well as being able to take on serious roles. Early life and career Early life Fujiwara was born on ...

(1905 - 1985), Japanese actor *

Kei Fujiwara is a Japanese actress, cinematographer, director and writer. Her first role was in the American film '' The Neptune Factor'', but she is perhaps best known for starring in the Japanese cyberpunk cult film '' Tetsuo: The Iron Man''. More recently ...

(born 1957), Japanese actress and film director *

Keiji Fujiwara was a Japanese actor and voice actor. His best known works are voicing Shinnosuke's father Hiroshi Nohara in the long-running anime series '' Crayon Shin-chan'', Maes Hughes in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', Holland in ''Eureka Seven'', Axel in '' K ...

(1964 - 2020), Japanese voice actor *

Motoo Fujiwara is a Japanese alternative rock group from Sakura, Chiba, Japan. The band members are Motoo Fujiwara (Vocalist, vocals, Rhythm guitar, rhythm), Hiroaki Masukawa (guitar), Yoshifumi Naoi (Bass guitar, bass) and Hideo Masu (Drum kit, drums). Since ...

, lead singer and composer for the Japanese rock band Bump of Chicken *

Tokuro Fujiwara , sometimes credited as Professor F or Arthur King, is a Japanese video game designer, involved in the development of many classic Capcom video games. He directed early Capcom titles such as the run-and-gun shooter ''Commando'' (1985), the platf ...

, Japanese video game designer *

Yoshiaki Fujiwara is a Japanese Professional Wrestler and trainer. He is famous for his long career in wrestling, having worked in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE (ZERO-ONE), and the two incarnations of shoot style promotion Universal Wrest ...

(born 1949), Japanese actor and professional wrestler *

Tatsuya Fujiwara is a Japanese actor. Internationally, he is best known for his leading roles as Shuya Nanahara in the '' Battle Royale'' films, Light Yagami in the ''Death Note'' films, Kaiji Itō in the '' Kaiji'' films, and Rikuhiko Yuki in Hideo Nakata's ''Th ...

(born 1982), Japanese actor *

Yoshie Fujiwara was a Japanese tenor singer. Biography He was born in Osaka. His mother Kinu Sakata was a biwa-player and a geisha, worked in Shimonoseki of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Her mother was born in Osaka too. His father, Neil Brodie Reid Neil is a mascul ...

(1898 – 1976), Japanese tenor singer ; Science *

Masahiko Fujiwara Masahiko Fujiwara (Japanese: 藤原正彦 ''Fujiwara Masahiko''; born July 9, 1943, in Shinkyo, Manchukuo) is a Japanese mathematician and writer who is known for his book '' The Dignity of the Nation''. He is a professor emeritus at Ochanomiz ...

(born 1943), Japanese mathematician and essayist *

Matsusaburo Fujiwara Matsusaburo Fujiwara (, ''Fujiwara Matsusaburō'', 14 February 1881, Tsu, Mie – 12 October 1946, Fukushima) was a Japanese mathematician and historian of mathematics. Education and career Fujiwara graduated in June 1902 from secondary school at ...

(1881–1946), Japanese mathematician and historian of mathematics ; Politicians *

Michiko Fujiwara was a Japanese nurse and politician. She initially campaigned for her husband, the politician Kenji Yamazaki, but when he returned from the war with a new wife and child she ran against him. She defeated him as a candidate from the Socialist Pa ...

(1900–1983), Japanese nurse and politician *

René Fujiwara René Ricardo Fujiwara Montelongo (born 7 April 1984) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PANAL. As of 2013 he served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the Federal District. He is the grandson of E ...

(born 1984), Mexican politician ; Models *

Norika Fujiwara is a Japanese beauty queen, model and actress. She became Miss Nippon in 1992 and was an exclusive model for CanCam magazine. She has appeared in various commercials and TV series and a number of films in Japan. Biography Career Fujiwara was bo ...

(born 1971), Japanese beauty queen, model and actress ; Sports *, Japanese shogi player *

Rika Fujiwara is a retired Japanese tennis player. On 22 August 2005, Fujiwara reached her best singles ranking of world No. 84. On 11 November 2002, she peaked at No. 13 in the WTA doubles rankings. At the 2002 Australian Open, Fujiwara partnered with S ...

(born 1981), Japanese tennis player *, Japanese judoka *

Toshio Fujiwara Toshio Fujiwara (藤原敏男 ''Fujiwara Toshio'', born March 3, 1948) is a Japanese former kickboxer. Out of 141 professional fights before retiring at age 35, Fujiwara won 126, with a remarkable 99 by knockout; most notably, he was the first n ...

(born 1948), Japanese kickboxer *

Sakuhei Fujiwhara was a Japanese meteorologist who became the namesake for the Fujiwhara effect. Novelist Jirō Nitta is his nephew and mathematician Masahiko Fujiwara is his grandnephew. Biography Early life Born in the city of Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Fujiwha ...

(1884 – 1950), Japanese meteorologist *, Japanese ice hockey player

Fictional characters

* Toki Fujiwara, a character of '' Code: Breaker'' *

Hazuki Fujiwara The following is the list of characters from the Japanese magical girl anime television series ''Ojamajo Doremi''. Ojamajos (Witch Apprentices) ; : : Doremi is the main protagonist of the series. A lively, longing for love, a little confused, ...

(Reanne Griffith), character of ''Ojamajo Doremi'' (''Magical DoReMi'') *

Fujiwara-no-Sai The plot of ''Hikaru no Go'' revolves around the Japanese Go world. Several of the manga's prominent characters hold Go titles. The title holder is then called by a combination of their name and the title they hold. In the case of a multiple tit ...

, character of ''Hikaru no Go'' *

Zakuro Fujiwara The ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' manga and anime series features a cast of characters designed by Mia Ikumi. The series takes place in Tokyo, Japan, where five adolescent girls, called Mew Mews, are infused with the DNA of endangered species to combat alie ...

, character of ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' * Fujiwara no Takamichi, character of ''

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de is an otome game, otome adventure game developed by Ruby Party and published by Koei. It is a part of Ruby Party's Neoromance label. Because of ''Harukanaru Toki no Naka de''s success, the game has given rise to a franchise including se ...

'' * Fujiwara no Yukitaka, character of '' Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2'' * Fujiwara, character of ''

Haruhi Suzumiya is a Japanese light novel series written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito. It was first published in 2003 by Kadokawa Shoten in Japan with the novel ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', and has since been followed ...

'' * Chiyoko Fujiwara, main character of ''

Millennium Actress is a 2001 Japanese animated drama film co-written and directed by Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse. Loosely based on the lives of actresses Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine, it tells the story of two documentary filmmakers investigating the ...

'' *

Fujiwara no Mokou This is a list of the characters that belong to the ''Touhou Project'', a series of Bullet hell, ''danmaku'' and Fighting game, fighting video games by ZUN (video game developer), ZUN from Team Shanghai Alice. Most ''Touhou'' characters reside in ...

, a character of ''Touhou Project'' * Fujiwara Chika, character of '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' * Takumi Fujiwara, character of ''

Initial D is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 ''ta ...

'' * Mitsuki Kiko Fujiwara, a character of ''Quotev''

Fictional characters

See also